mental illness

  1. YahuahSaves

    The battle is in the mind

    2 Corinthians 10:3-5 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. 5 We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take...
  2. V

    buffalo shooter had mental health evaluation after threatening school last june

    "Gendron had appeared on the radar of police last year after he threatened to carry out a shooting at Susquehanna High School around the time of graduation, the official said. New York State Police said troopers were called to the Conklin school on June 8, 2021, for a report that a 17-year-old...
  3. J

    Struggles with inappropriate contentography and alcohol, and mental illness

    I suffer from incredibly debilitating mental illness. I have what are called "intrusive thoughts", that is blasphemous, self harming, or otherwise generally disturbing thoughts that never go away. I feel very alone and trapped in this, it has made me ill and started to affect my life to a point...
  4. C

    How much is too much?

    Today is my 17 yr wedding anniversary. But I feel nothing. I have become callous to him. I think he has to me as well. Im not sure where it all went wrong. We have always struggled to be sexual/romantic. Now we are struggling to feel anything but contempt for one another. I think he may be...
  5. K

    New to Christ, mentally ill, struggling

    Hi everyone. I've been a believer for almost 7 months now. I believe in God, Christ, and objective right and wrong. I struggle deeply with mental illness. I had been seeking treatment for 7 years before coming to God, but I did not begin to heal until I accepted Christ because secular...
  6. Elfkind

    Thanks for Prayer, The Devil is desperate to make me fall, So I ask for more prayer.

    Thanks for all that prayed for me. I just made a new thread to make it clear that I've never since I first became a Christian, seen more clearly how the devil work through people against me, to try to make me fall. The last two days I've felt it as if chains that have held me in place, have...
  7. Elfkind

    Feeling that I'm trapped in a bad circle of drugs, bad mental health, and no hope of a better future

    I'm hoping that someone might be given insight from Jesus and are able to mention some advice that in some way or form can help me find a path out of this circle I feel trapped in, because the problems I have is only repeating themselves. I'm living in a neighborhood with a lot of drugs and...
  8. AlwaysSeekTruth

    Advice for friends with mental illness

    Hi all, I joined this forum to ask for some biblical advice on a friend's situation in dealing with a complicated situation. I hope to receive proper Godly counsel from you all on how to handle this situation. Here goes: I have a dear Christian friend (called X) who is studying in a university...
  9. J

    Can’t Stop Repeating Prayers (OCD)

    Hello, I’ve been a long time sufferer of OCD even though I only recently got diagnosed. My OCD began around the time when I was about 8 or 9 and experienced the death of my great grandfather. Soon after that, I began to feel the need to pray constantly for my family in order to keep them alive...
  10. G

    An Experienced Meditator: on Buddhism and mental illness (1hr video)

    Hi there, Regularly, I will check in with a meditator in Western Australia. Recently, I found one of his talks on mental illness. There is also a talk on mental suffering. Buddhism and mental illness (1 hr) Mental suffering (1hr) At some point I will watch a bit - but for the moment my...
  11. AgonyApathy

    Mental illness and Christianity/religion

    I met a guy who thought he was Jesus. He genuinely believed that he was the Son of God returned to the Earth, and he went out into the streets to teach his new gospel. He was, in reality, babbling complete nonsense at strangers and he was quickly arrested. He thought the cops were taking him...
  12. P

    Im trying to see if i really am paranoid schizophrenic or if this is real.

    Ok so i still believe i have a hidden camera injected inside of me and the whole world is watching my every move. Its messing with my mind because i dont have any privacy to myself. No one is perfect but some things should be private but i feel exploited. And they are broascasting me on tv and...
  13. Bipolar

    My Convictions

    Just a few thoughts this morning! We have been blessed to have people referred to us. The first thing I ask them is "Has anyone told you there is hope without medication?" The answer is always no! We prayed for a young lady a few weeks ago who was in tears because she was told she needed...
  14. Bipolar

    Depression

    Can depression and the peace of God coexist?
  15. Bipolar

    Mental Illness

    If you haven’t figured out yet I have a bipolar diagnosis and have lived with the crazy ups and downs for 33 years without medication! So here I am at 66 years old and I haven’t figured out what I want to do to do when I grow up! Maybe I could write a book! But no that would be a crazy idea...
  16. SummerMadness

    Video shows Marion County deputy punching homeless man during arrest

    Video of Marion County deputy punching homeless man during arrest under review, police say
  17. SummerMadness

    Cops Tased a mentally ill man 15 times in the shower. That’s not what killed him, Milwaukee DA says

    Cops Tased a mentally ill man 15 times in the shower. That’s not what killed him, Milwaukee DA says
  18. A

    Healing of Schizophrenia

    Hello everyone. I was just wondering if anyone on here has been healed of schizophrenia through prayer or an encounter with God. I recently read that Jesus is a healer. In the bible, He healed everyone that came to Him. He didn't give anyone a disease either, He always healed. I also read that...
  19. SummerMadness

    Video shows police punching a Harvard student after he was found naked in the street

    Video shows police punching a Harvard student after he was found naked in the street I believe there needs to be another team to deal with mentally disturbed or people acting erratically. A man walking around naked is probably not welcome to reason, thus it would help to have them deal with...
  20. GracefulGalPal

    I am the daughter of a Schizophrenic...

    I have dealt with a lot of things in my life. Violent bullying, discrimination, sexism, racism, and most of all... mental illness. My father is severely mentally disabled and is almost a monster because of it. He is definitely going to hell. Not because of what I think of him, but because of the...